Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 136
सह देव्या नमश्चक्रुः शिरोभिर्भूतलाश्रितैः । सर्वे सब्रह्मका देवा जयेति च मुदा जगुः
saha devyā namaścakruḥ śirobhirbhūtalāśritaiḥ | sarve sabrahmakā devā jayeti ca mudā jaguḥ
دیوی کے ساتھ سب نے سجدۂ تعظیم کیا، ان کے سر زمین سے لگ گئے۔ برہما سمیت تمام دیوتا خوشی سے “جے، جے” پکار اٹھے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced for Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative flow)
Scene: All devas with Brahmā, together with the Goddess, prostrate with heads to the ground; then rise in joy, chanting ‘Jaya!’
FAQs
True victory is sealed by humility—bowing down and offering praise aligns the devotee with cosmic order and divine grace.
No specific site is named; the verse highlights the universal dharma of prostration and acclamation in divine assemblies.
Prostration/obeisance (namaskāra) with the head touching the ground, and chanting “Jaya” as a form of stuti.